December

The French regulator wants rival telecoms providers to invest in their own infrastructure, but to share facilities where possible, in a 15-20 year FTTH plan, says Philippe Distler, director general of Arcep

November

Top equipment makers’ revenue has fallen dramatically in the past decade, and with it their spending on innovation. Wipro VP Jeff Heenan-Jalil wonders what they have to do to survive, and offers some answers

Fibre to the home is taking off in some European countries, says Chris Holden, who chairs the FTTH lobby group, but many politicians and operators are still modest in their ambitions for superfast broadband

October

The bandwidth model of thinking about networks is out of date, says Neil Davies of Predictable Network Solutions. In this interview by industry thought leader Martin Geddes, he says that operators can run their networks much hotter by rethinking how losses and delays occur in IP networks

September

Abdul Malek Al Jaber has left Zain, where he ran the operation in Jordan, and has set up a new company to develop and sell mobile apps and other services to operators across North Africa and the Middle East

July

Interview: Gavin Krugel of the GSM Association. Developing countries need better health services, and the mobile industry can develop sustainable business models that help them deliver help more efficiently